CULLINGWORTH LOCAL HISTORY GROUP
CONSTITUTION
The Society shall be known as the Cullingworth Local History Group.
1 The objects of the Cullingworth Local History Group are:
i) to promote research into local history;
ii) to undertake the collection, exchange and publication of information relating to local history by means of meetings, lectures etc.
iii) to extend the knowledge of individual members.
2 All members who have paid their subscription shall be entitled to vote at meetings.
3 The Annual General Meeting will be the lst meeting of each year and a Statement of Account for the year ended 31st December last will be presented.
4 All members of the committee shall be elected annually at the Annual General Meeting. The committee shall consist of Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and five other members.
5 Written notice of the Annual General Meeting shall be given to all fully paid-up members not less than 14 days before the meeting.
6 Committee members may request the Chairman to call a meeting of the committee. The request must be made in writing. If no meeting is called within 7 days of the date of the request, the committee member may convene a committee meeting, giving members 7 days written notice of the meeting.
7 Any three members of the Society may request an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Society by written request to the Chairman. If no meeting is called within 7 days of the request the member may convene the meeting after giving members 7 days written notice. The quorum for such a meeting shall be one third of the paid-up membership.
8 The subscription is £5 per annum.
Membership fee may be varied from time to time at the recommendation of the committee to the full membership at the Annual general Meeting. Subscriptions will become due from 31st December each year, payable at the Annual General Meeting.
9 Amendments to this Constitution may be made at the Annual General Meeting. Proposals for changes must be made in writing to the Chairman 28 days before the Annual General Meeting, to allow for time for inclusion in the agenda. Proposals must be accompanied by the names of the proposer and seconder of the motion. For any proposal to be passed there must be a majority of two-thirds of the paid-up membership in favour of the change.
10 Should the Group cease to be active or have to wind up, any documents held should be offered to Keighley Library and any balance of funds be donated to the Sue Ryder Charity.
1 The objects of the Cullingworth Local History Group are:
i) to promote research into local history;
ii) to undertake the collection, exchange and publication of information relating to local history by means of meetings, lectures etc.
iii) to extend the knowledge of individual members.
2 All members who have paid their subscription shall be entitled to vote at meetings.
3 The Annual General Meeting will be the lst meeting of each year and a Statement of Account for the year ended 31st December last will be presented.
4 All members of the committee shall be elected annually at the Annual General Meeting. The committee shall consist of Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and five other members.
5 Written notice of the Annual General Meeting shall be given to all fully paid-up members not less than 14 days before the meeting.
6 Committee members may request the Chairman to call a meeting of the committee. The request must be made in writing. If no meeting is called within 7 days of the date of the request, the committee member may convene a committee meeting, giving members 7 days written notice of the meeting.
7 Any three members of the Society may request an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Society by written request to the Chairman. If no meeting is called within 7 days of the request the member may convene the meeting after giving members 7 days written notice. The quorum for such a meeting shall be one third of the paid-up membership.
8 The subscription is £5 per annum.
Membership fee may be varied from time to time at the recommendation of the committee to the full membership at the Annual general Meeting. Subscriptions will become due from 31st December each year, payable at the Annual General Meeting.
9 Amendments to this Constitution may be made at the Annual General Meeting. Proposals for changes must be made in writing to the Chairman 28 days before the Annual General Meeting, to allow for time for inclusion in the agenda. Proposals must be accompanied by the names of the proposer and seconder of the motion. For any proposal to be passed there must be a majority of two-thirds of the paid-up membership in favour of the change.
10 Should the Group cease to be active or have to wind up, any documents held should be offered to Keighley Library and any balance of funds be donated to the Sue Ryder Charity.